This Palgrave Pivot offers a balanced and impartial commentary on one of the most important of the early writings by the German legal scholar Carl Schmitt. The book is known mostly by its title Politische Theologie but Schmitt's subtitle indicated that his book was on more than political theology, but was focused on conceptions of sovereignty, authority, and the 'state of exception'.

The author shows how the Politische Theologie published in 1922 clearly formulated Schmitt's thinking regarding decisionism, dictatorship, and sovereignty, and how these notions intertwined to propose a governmental model opposed to parliamentary democracy. The book illuminates Carl Schmitt's role in theorising the 'state of exception' as he engaged in debates with those who contended that democratic principles were crucial. Schmitt insisted there needs to be a sovereign individual whose authority provides an immediate decision to the 'state of exception.' This book will be of interest to scholars of legal and political philosophy, as well as those interested broadly in ideas of classical liberalism, wartime political economy, authoritarianism and socio-economic influences on legal thinking.

This book explores the concepts of ratio decidendi and obiter dictum from a historical-comparative perspective. It provides a comprehensive review of legal doctrine on precedent, delving into English and American Law so to illustrate its applicability to the Brazilian legal system. How we deal with precedents is its main topic.

Definitions within legal fields have always been subject to significant debate, with some recurring more often than others. Every now and then, a perspective arises which transforms the orthodoxy. As such is the case with the notion of precedent. Outlining its contours establishes a continuity between disparate and temporally distinct traditions. It requires theoretical-philosophical speculation, historical-comparative sense, and attention to the particularities of Brazilian Law.

This book includes in-depth discussions of the development of the various understandings of the ratio, outlines the notions of ratio decidendi and obiter dictum, and illustrates its application within legal practice. It suggests an understating of the ratio capable of dealing with identical, similar and distinct issues in the Brazilian legal system. Following an extensive debate on the characterisation of the ratio, it explores the notion of obiter dictum, its definition, abilities and effects.

The target audience of this book includes researchers, scholars and practitioners, especially those interested in the practice of precedent from a perspective that intertwines legal theory, legal history and comparative law.

In today's knowledge-driven economy, patents are more than legal protections-they are strategic assets shaping innovation, investment, and competition. This book provides a comprehensive framework for patent valuation, integrating economic, financial, and market approaches with emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, and tokenization.

Patents play a central role in diverse industries, from pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to high-tech and green innovation. However, valuing these assets requires navigating complex legal, economic, and strategic factors. This book explores the methodologies used to assess patent worth, including cost-based, market-based, and income-based approaches, while addressing critical challenges such as litigation risks, regulatory considerations, and monetization strategies.

Featuring real-world cases and industry-specific insights, this book is an essential guide for investors, innovators, policymakers, and academics looking to unlock the economic potential of patents. Whether you're managing an IP portfolio, securing venture capital, or exploring the impact of ESG factors on patent valuation, this book provides the tools and knowledge to navigate the evolving landscape of intellectual property in the global economy.

This textbook equips readers with a clear understanding of how B2B markets have evolved in recent years, from the traditional focus on product development to more targeted approaches that focus on relationships, digitalization, innovation and sustainability.

Exploring the relevant theories behind this evolution and providing an extensive understanding of contemporary marketing strategies, the book equips readers with a broad perspective of B2B marketing - the evolution, theories, concepts, and the external environment - that allows students to put theory into practice in both manufacturing and service sectors. Allowing for a holistic understanding of contemporary B2B practices, students will learn how to design a competitive marketing strategy for the current business environment.

Covering key topics such as the customer journey, branding, value co-creation and servitization, and with a wide range of case studies, this is an essential text for students at both undergraduate and post-graduate level.

This proceedings volume covers peer-reviewed papers of the 2nd International Conference on Management Information System which is held on Sept 28-30, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. In an increasingly digitalized and connected world, management information systems are no longer serving resource planning, monitoring and reporting purposes. Indeed with the increasing availability of data from new sources, machine learning and artificial intelligence software can enable more automations involving less human decision-making and interventions, as well as generate predictions which can, among others, enhance risk prevention and astuteness in crisis management. This volume is valuable in introducing and explaining the impact of Industry 4.0, generative artificial intelligence, metaverse and others on organizational management information systems. Latest research and case studies are covered.

This book presents the latest behavioral research findings on workplace safety to assist practitioners and policymakers in achieving and maintaining good health for all workers. It delves into a wide range of topics such as experiential learning, individual and team safety training, safety climate, and safety leadership to discuss how to achieve specific targets associated with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3).

A distinctive feature is the thorough coverage of safety research findings applicable to organizations in high-income and low- to middle-income countries, where work-related accidents, diseases, and mortality rates are often considerably higher. A timely reflection on the global applicability of advances in behavioral safety research, this book is a useful source for practitioners, policymakers, graduate students, and researchers alike in management, occupational safety, occupational health psychology, and various fields in engineering, public health, and medicine.

This book describes green human resource management as practices undertaken by organizations' human resource departments to create supportive environments in which employees can thrive and perform in their most productive capacity. Focusing on the Sri Lankan military, it examines the case of successful green initiatives by theoretically and empirically linking green human resource management, high performance work practices, leadership, and virtues to green orientation and green employee engagement. The authors posit that green initiatives can only be successful if they win the hearts and minds of employees through cognitive engagement, emotional engagement, and behavioral engagement. Aimed at academics in HRM and organizational behavior, this work develops theoretical frameworks to examine green human resource management in developing countries.